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-нч

[нч]

suffix

LanguageKildin Sami

Meaning
  1. Forms diminutive nouns.
  2. diminutive suffix
  3. A suffix added to nouns to indicate that something is small or short.
Examples

сӯнн + -нч → сӯнӭнч

thread + diminutive suffix → small or short thread

Пэйна + -нч → Пэйнӭнч

Button + diminutive suffix → small button

Pronunciationнч

Part of speechsuffix

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Usage noteThis suffix is used to make nouns refer to smaller or cuter versions of objects.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.